Turkmenistan hosted a meeting of the commission on certification of guides-interpreters

A meeting of the Attestation Commission for certification of guides-translators was held in the building of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. This was reported by the Internet publication "Vestiabad".

The commission included representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, employees of the National Department for Protection, Study and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Monuments, specialists of the State Museum of the State Cultural Center.

The guide certificate could be obtained by citizens of the country who graduated from language universities, who took special language courses, including courses of foreign universities, who graduated from the guide-interpreter courses of the Ashgabat Secondary Professional School of Tourism. Also the certification could be passed by employees of tourist companies, who expressed a desire to obtain a guide certificate and have a certain experience in this field.

The certificate exam included questions on the history of Turkmenistan, historical, cultural and archeological monuments of the country, development of the state during the period of independence.